We interviewed Jazmine Miley - pro hockey player and coach and founder of the Hockey Players of Color Movement ("HPOC") - right before she went to Finland to join her hockey team. She explains how she got her start in hockey at age 13(!), but d

The Hunger Games but Make It Hockey

Aug 8th, 2020 2h

We're a little late posting this one, so much has transpired since we recorded it. The NHL is back and so are we...after a long break. Hear about 1/2 of our grand return to the ice. Other topics include what's happening on the women's hockey f

You Have Better Things to Do

Jun 4th, 2020 1h 50m

We recorded this last Friday. Honestly, we don't care if anyone listens nor do we expect anyone to listen. We're putting it out here because it exists. It covers some women's hockey and discusses the NHL's return to play. We also devote a signi

Episode 9 : The One Where We Interview #12

Mar 23rd, 2020 1h 16m

We interviewed 2-time Olympic gold medalist, 1-time Olympic silver medalist, and 2-time comeback boss Meaghan Mikkelson!! She talked about her beginnings in hockey, that intimidating style of play, her path to the Canadian National Women's Hoc

Third Time's A Charm

Mar 14th, 2020 1h 49m

Well...The hockey world has ground to a halt, but we still had PLENTY to talk about: our own hockey shenanigans, including Mary's grand return to the ice. There's all the things that happened when hockey still existed: Caps and Pens trade dea

Crying Into Our Birthday Cake

Jan 17th, 2020 2h 18m

We memorialize our first birthday . . . and other things and look back at our first year of existence. We also discuss Mary's return to the ice. In women's hockey, we revisit the Buffalo Believes Classic & that thing (or four) that happened in

The Elf on the Shelf: The Cop Who Stole This Episode

Jan 3rd, 2020 1h 43m

This episode is very late and very full of tangents, but hopefully they're the funny kind? Anyways, we got caught up in the holiday rush and recorded this before the holidays but didn't get around to posting it. But it's of course, still worth

The Mother of All Episodes: Half about Hockey and Half about Those Hockey Culture Issues

Dec 5th, 2019 2h 16m

This is the mother of all episodes because it's our first non-interview episode since Mary's return from maternity leave! And because it's our longest episode yet because we had lots to catch up on. In addition to talking about our own hockey

A Seismic Impact: An Interview of Trailblazing Hockey Foremother Rhonda Leeman Taylor

Nov 13th, 2019 1h 8m

We had the privilege of interviewing Rhonda Leeman Taylor, who recently released Offside, a memoir of her experiences as a trailblazing woman in hockey. Not only did she play hockey back when very few women were doing it, her work influenced wo

Angry at Hockey

Oct 16th, 2019 1h 39m

This episode is vintage due to our summer break and the interviews we conducted. Anyways, ever been mad at your best friend? That's our relationship with hockey right now. We talk about things from the hockey men we have to deal with to our fo

A Whale of a Time: A Riveting Interview with NWHLPA Executive Director Anya Packer

Sep 30th, 2019 1h 18m

We sat down with Anya Packer for a wide-ranging interview that covered everything from her beginnings in hockey all the way to playing in NWHL's inaugural game and her retirement and transition into her current role. She previewed the season: w

Lord of the Rinks: The Return of the Queens

Sep 10th, 2019 1h 33m

Welcome to Season 2! We've been unbenched (kinda), and talk about being back on the ice and "coaching." We live our best lives thriving on petty NHL drama and marketing foibles. Also hear confessions from the resident Caps fan about Sid the Kid

We'll Drink to Her: An Interview with Pro Hockey Player Mel Desrochers

Aug 9th, 2019 1h 39m

We interviewed Mel Desrochers, a defender for Les Canadiennes de Montreal of the CWHL and member of the PWPHA. Not only did we talk about the future of pro women's hockey, but her path to becoming an elite player, from her first experiences pl

Disgusting Math & the Bedazzled Eggplant

Jul 23rd, 2019 1h 44m

Our longest episode yet. Even though this is a hockey podcast, we talk about the USWNT World Cup victory, and then get into sad off-season moves: that Kessel trade, the newest Penguin with a 6-year (screams) contract, and the departure of Bre

We Were Wrong 😭😭😭

Jun 30th, 2019 1h 29m

We were wrong, much to Mary's chagrin! About Phil Kessel getting traded. Which happened the day after we recorded, so will be covered in our next episode. In other NHL news, we talk about the Burakovsky trade, Athletic's shit-stirring AGAIN

We Were Wrong ???

Jun 30th, 2019 1h 29m

The Father's Day Episode: Surprise! We're Pregnant!!

Jun 16th, 2019 1h 42m

We provide too much information about why we're both benched from hockey. We also cover the Stanley Cup final which FINALLY concluded and that post-season injury list. We also discuss the first major off-season trade to affect one of our teams

Behind the Scenes of an NWHL Broadcast: An Interview with Buffalo Beauts Play-by-Play Announcer Jeff Boyd

Jun 1st, 2019 41m 15s

We had the privilege of sitting down with Jeff Boyd, who has been involved with the Beauts from day one and has been the team's play-by-play announcer since the second season. Hear what it's like to do play-by-play and what goes into putting a

Thomasina Wilson & The Lower Body Injury

May 21st, 2019 1h 25m

Hear about Leah's season ending injury in excruciating(ly) funny(?) detail and how Mary dutifully carried out her hockey wife responsibilities. We also talk about the NHL playoffs, which are kinda dead to us for obvious reasons and complain abo

The Mother's Day Episode: An Interview with Tammi Lynch, Founder of Players Against Hate

May 12th, 2019 37m 10s

We had the privilege of talking to Tammi Lynch, who founded Players Against Hate. Its mission is "to increase awareness and stop racism and name-calling by youth athletes, their teams and coaches, their families, and spectators," and was found

Yikes Hard Lemonade

May 2nd, 2019 1h 20m

We're back after a long hiatus! Stupid weddings. So much happened: Women's Worlds, the NHL playoffs, and more fallout from the CWHL's closing. We've got some firsthand information about Women's Worlds from someone who was there! Also include

A Playoff Palate Cleanser - An interview with the women of the Maryland Black Bears

Apr 18th, 2019 1h 19m

Before we dive into the madness that is playoffs, here (at long last) is our interview with Maryland Black Bears front office staff. We talk with Black Bears President Robyn Remick and Director of Game Day Operations Kristine Perry, about thei

Beyonce & the Mountain Who Skates

Apr 6th, 2019 1h 36m

A thing happened last Sunday. The CWHL dissolved, breaking our women's hockey loving hearts. And then lots of shit went down in the following week. We give our reactions to all that has happened, bring you up to date on where things stand, expl

Seek medical attention if it lasts more than 4 hours

Apr 1st, 2019 1h 19m

We recorded this right before the news broke about the CWHL folding. So here's a flashback to when things were better. We talk about Leah's four hours of hockey for charity. In NHL news, we discuss our many feelings about the Caps visit to th

The Fantasy Epic & The Failed Enema

Mar 16th, 2019 1h 25m

We talk about the epic Caps/Pens showdown. And our darling stepchild Leafs: the awesome Leafs fans we know and that disallowed goal, i.e., that cheating Delia. The NHL investigation of the slur that really wasn't: a lawyerly take & the disappoi